ETH Zurich

In addition to being one of the most coveted precious metals available, gold is known to have several applications in electronics and scientific research. In the past, researchers have used gold nanoparticle-based electronic skin to detect breast cancer. As part of a recent project, a team of scientists at ETH Zurich has developed a type…

In today’s world, we are constantly surrounded by automatons, be it cell phones, computers or even the humble wrist watch. Despite immense technological advances, in recent decades, scientists have not yet been able to develop walking robots that can independently traverse rough, irregular terrain, without faltering. To that end, the researchers from Autonomous Systems Lab at ETH…

Who said humans are the only ones that can create art? Meet BeachBot, a ridiculously adorable robot developed by Disney Research, in collaboration with a team of engineering students from ETH Zurich. Sporting a set of wheels and a specially-designed rake, the fully-autonomous device is programmed to create spectacular sand art, right in the middle…